Painted Garden

So my church had this community service day today. I went out to a farm to volunteer, wore grubby clothes, ready to get dirty, brought brand new gardening gloves--bought for the adventure, and they asked us to paint! I wasn't exactly planning on ruining those clothes forever . . . Oh, well. They were old and the pants at least I never was going to wear for nice again as they were already stained, but the fleece pullover was in fine condition . . . I never did like to be too tidy with projects, though, so of course I got paint everywhere. It was inevitable. It even got in my hair.

The wonderful thing is how thoroughly I enjoyed myself. They're open for volunteers regularly, and I'm seriously considering going again. Now I even have dedicated clothes! I could have opted to work in the garden, but I wanted to be with the others from our group, and they were painting. So I went with them and enjoyed their company. Next time I go, I'll have to plan not to go to a Farmer's Market the day before, because they offered us free produce for volunteering. Unfortunately, my fridge was full . . . So much for not taking on anything new for a while. Then again, I haven't committed to anything . . . :)